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White Papers & Case Studies

The Sequoyah National Research Center Makes its Hidden Collections Accessible with STAR Software

The Sequoyah National Research Center, whose collections constitute the largest assemblage of Native American expression in the world, has made its collections accessible to researchers worldwide using STAR software.

According to Research Center Director Dr. Daniel F. Littlefield, STAR has allowed them to open access to the collections to their users worldwide who may never be able to travel to the Center in Little Rock. "Before implementing STAR, our users either had to visit us in person, or contact us by phone or email to learn about the variety of materials that are available to them in this collection," he said. "With STAR, we can provide access to the databases and full text collections that are a vital part of the Center's effort to document all aspects of life among American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Nations of Canada."

Over the years, library services
and the library catalog have both
changed dramatically. Special
librarians, who have long had to
accommodate non-traditional materials
and journal literature, have found
that the variety of materials and
services that their users require
have expanded greatly as new
technologies and tools have become
de facto standards among their users.
Special librarians now have to look
for new ways to distribute all of
the library content. Some of the
capabilities described in this white
paper will make the library and its
services more visible to managers
who make funding decisions.

The answer to this question seems
obvious, which is perhaps why it is
not often asked until it is too late.
It is, in fact, relevant for both
hosted services and licensed software.
Some vendors at hosted services do not
feel obliged to provide their customers
with a copy of their data if the
customers terminate service, and some
software does not allow the customer to
export all of their data without
significant expense. In Cuadra's view,
customers should have the right to
export all or any part of their data at
any time